NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1397

HOUSE BILL 2108

 

 

AN ACT RELATING TO COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS OF STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 138-5 is rewritten to read as follows:

"§ 138-5.  Per diem and allowances of State boards, etc. — (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, members of State boards, commissions, committees and councils which operate from funds deposited with the State Treasurer shall be compensated for their services at the following rates:

(1)        Compensation at the rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per diem for each day of service;

(2)        A subsistence allowance of

i.          fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day for each day of service when the member did not spend the night away from his home,

ii.          thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day for each day of service when the member spent the night away from his home;

(3)        Reimbursement of travel expenses at the rates allowed to State officers and employees by subparagraphs (1) and (2) of G.S. 138-6(a).

(4)        For convention registration fees, the actual amount expended, as shown by receipt.

(b)        Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the schedules of per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances established in this section shall apply to members of all State boards, commissions, committees and councils which operate from funds deposited with the State Treasurer, excluding those boards, commissions, committees and councils the members of which are now serving without compensation and excluding occupational licensing boards as defined in G.S. 93B-1; and all special statutory provisions relating to per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances are hereby amended to conform to this section.

(c)        Members of the Advisory Budget Commission shall receive no per diem compensation for their services, but shall receive the same subsistence and travel allowances as are provided for members of the General Assembly for services on interim legislative committees.

(d)        The subsistence allowances provided in this section shall be paid without requiring the claimant to file any vouchers covering actual expenditures for meals or lodging.

(e)        Out-of-state travel on official business by members of State boards, commissions, committees and councils which operate from funds deposited with the State Treasurer shall be reimbursed only upon authorization obtained in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Budget.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1974.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of April, 1974.